Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gürpüz

Gürpüz /ɟyɾˈpyz/ ASCII Gurpuz

“robust, sturdy”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Gürpüz?

Gürpüz

IPA /ɟyɾˈpyz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Gürpüz mean?

Gürpüz is read as a sound-changed form of gürbüz ‘robust, sturdy, well-built’. Nişanyan derives gürbüz from Persian gurbuz/qurbuz, which meant both ‘insolent, sly’ and ‘quick-witted, strong’.1

That Gürpüz goes back to gürbüz is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Gürpüz made of?

Gürpüz is a single root: gürpüz (gürbüz: robust, sturdy).

Gürpüz root gürpüz gürbüz: robust, sturdy PERSIAN gürbüz “sturdy, vigorous;formerly insolent, sly” Gürpüz gürpüz root gürbüz: robust, sturdy gürbüz PERSIAN “sturdy, vigorous; formerlyinsolent, sly”
Gürpüz: parts and root words
  • gürbüz Persian — sturdy, vigorous; formerly insolent, sly1

How was the name Gürpüz formed?

Gürpüz belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

How else is Gürpüz spelled?

Gürbüzspelling

Who are some well-known people named Gürpüz?

  1. Göktan Gürpüz association football player 2003–

People surnamed Gürpüz as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Gürpüz written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Gurpuz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gürbüz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gürpüz

Q1

What does the surname Gürpüz mean?

Gürpüz is read as a sound-changed form of gürbüz ‘robust, sturdy, well-built’. Nişanyan derives gürbüz from Persian gurbuz/qurbuz, which meant both ‘insolent, sly’ and ‘quick-witted, strong’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gürpüz?

The root word of Gürpüz is gürbüz (Persian): “sturdy, vigorous; formerly insolent, sly”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gürpüz?

Gür·püz, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟyɾˈpyz/.